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TIL the eye color of owls indicate what time of day the owls prefer to be active

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a8QZ TIL that the Universe may exist inside a black hole.
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pJDA TIL that a 1997 poll found that Americans thought NASA represented approximately 20% of the federal budget. In reality, NASA represented 0.9% of the federal budget. The record high level for NASA funding was 4.4%.
oRwVR TIL of Haym Saloman, the man who financed the American Revolution. He was set to become the richest man in the country, but as the money owed to him was never repaid, he died penniless at the age of 44.
P1PeO TIL litotes is the term for using a negative to state a positive while implying mediocrity, whether out of politeness, modesty, or as something funny. Some examples that are "not bad" are: "your book wasn't awful", "he's not a terrible learner" and "Maradona wasn't a half-decent footballer"